Conducting workshops to train app developers in privacy best practices

Helping developers design privacy-enhancing tools

Facilitating communication between app developers and White House officials, Congress and federal agencies

Supporting industry studies and market analyses to boost public understanding of the app industry

Privacy concerns made headlines in December 2012, when the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) unveiled updates to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, including measures that prevent apps and social networks from collecting certain types of personal data from children younger than 13. A previous FTC report concluded that many kids’ mobile apps gathered data from users and sent it to app developers, analytics companies and advertisers.